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Chapter 1317

A New Ruler, a New Courtier: Ximen Wuwang

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Actually, I still had one greatest advantage.

That was also my final trump card.

But I couldn't wield that trump card freely. That thing was unreliable—it worked sometimes and failed at others. I didn't know when it would make a move, but I believed that if I truly faced a crisis, it definitely wouldn't stand by and do nothing. It would surely help me.

Its way of helping, however, was to take control of my body rather than let me control it.

That was the heart core.

The so-called Energy Source they had always coveted and wanted to obtain from me.

It had emerged more than once to take over my body and fight. With its energy, dealing with these red-robed men would be no trouble at all. If it made a move, it would be like smashing through deadwood. Its power was more than enough to crush them.

Seeing me like this, Gongshu Ce probably felt a little uncertain as well. With a chuckle, he raised his cup. "No matter what, a guest is a guest. As the host, I offer this toast to Mr. Jiang!"

Seeing his father act this way, Gongshu Tong frowned slightly. Gongshu Zan also seemed to think his elder brother was being overly cautious. Perhaps in his and Gongshu Zan's eyes, this was their home ground. No matter how capable Jiang Xiaohui and I were, what could we do against more than a dozen red-robed men?

Besides, they naturally had more than just a dozen red-robed men under their command. Outside were the Gongshu Family's followers and Mechanical persons. They felt victory was already in their grasp and saw no need to put on such a false show for us.

That made Gongshu Ce quite the figure after all. He could keep his composure,

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